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Paperback. This work traces the origins of one of Africa's richest and most sophisticated music cultures, from its beginnings in the 13th century Mali Empire, to the recording studios of Paris and New York. It focuses on four spheres of Mande music: hunter's music, music of the jelis or griots, and jembe. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 440 pages, 78 halftones, 30 line drawings, 36 musical examples, 8 maps, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1HFD; AVGE; AVGW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 832.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226101620
ISBN
9780226101620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 38.41

Paperback. A thorough and up-to-date biography of Nelson Mandela by Africa scholar Martin Meredith Num Pages: 672 pages, 16pp b-w plates. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 135 x 43. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847399328
ISBN
9781847399328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. A thorough and up-to-date biography of Nelson Mandela by Africa scholar Martin Meredith Num Pages: 627 pages, 16pp b-w plates. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; 3JMC; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 38. Weight in Grams: 786.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Number of pages
627
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
9781847378835
ISBN
9781847378835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. Widely considered to be the most important biography of Nelson Mandela, Antony Sampson's remarkable book has been updated with an afterword by acclaimed South African journalist, John Battersby. Num Pages: 704 pages, 24 b/w plates (24pp), (3 x 8pp B&W), With index. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 184 x 47. Weight in Grams: 552. Very good clean copy with minor shelfwear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSG0009713
ISBN
9780007437979
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. A novel study of the complex connections between Nelson Mandela and the nationalist leadership in the ANC with their kinsmen inside the Transkei Bantustan state, that reveals the significance of ethnic belonging, so important in African history. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; JPFN; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 23 x 15 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
James Currey
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011565
ISBN
9781847011565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.77

Hardcover. Tells the story of how people struggled to define, refine, reform, and ultimately overturn racial etiquette as a social guide for Southern Rhodesian politics. Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora. Num Pages: 260 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580465205
ISBN
9781580465205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.55

Paperback. Explores how African American men have been marketed, embodied, and imaged for the purposes of racial advancement during the first half of the 20th C. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 463 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
463
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814775639
ISBN
9780814775639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Hardcover. "Bibliography: p. 147-152. Commissioning organisation: [by] Robert D. Loken. xi, 152 p. 25 cm. Publishers cloth. good copy with clean cloth and bright gilt title on spine and front board, well defined edges and frim binding, small library marking on spine and label on front pasted sheet, slight suggestion of dust dulling to edges."
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Praeger Publishers Inc.,U.S.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1969
SKU
KEX0110396
ISBN
9780275025458
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Africa. 188 pp. Ex Libris. Previous owner signature on ffep. Some tears to DJ but a nice copy o/w
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Columbia U.P.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1967
SKU
KNW0001134
ISBN
9780231030717
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 27.99
€ 4.99

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
First
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851987842
ISBN
9780851987842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.70

Hardcover. Essays in Appraisal. 256 pages, tables & charts. Editor(s): Parsons, Raymond. Features an assessment of Trevor Manuel as minister of Finance and of the South African economy under his stewardship over eight years. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; KC. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 19. Weight: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Double Storey
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781919930596
ISBN
9781919930596
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.64

paperback. Num Pages: 119 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; KCHS; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The Nordic Africa Institute
Condition
New
SKU
V9789171062338
ISBN
9789171062338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.47

Paperback. The book provides a revealing analysis of key areas of Egyptian political economy, such as labour, urbanization and the creation of slums, disability, refugees, street children, and agrarian livelihoods, reaching the impactful conclusion that marginalization does not mean total exclusion. Editor(s): Bush, Ray; Ayeb, Habib. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HBE; JFFJ; JFSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780320847
ISBN
9781780320847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.04

Paperback. Features, perhaps the most fashionable, talked about, photographed city in Africa, which is home to Yves St Laurent, the Bransons and others. Series: Through Writers' Eyes. Num Pages: 306 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 416. Series: Through Writers' Eyes. 306 pages, Illustrations. Features, perhaps the most fashionable, talked about, photographed city in Africa, which is home to Yves St Laurent, the Bransons and others. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HBM; WTL. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 22. Weight: 404.
Publisher
Eland Books
Number of pages
306
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907871996
ISBN
9780907871996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.23

Paperback. Editor(s): Bunting, Annie; Lawrance, Benjamin N.; Roberts, Richard L. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821422007
ISBN
9780821422007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.38

Hardback. Editor(s): Bunting, Annie; Lawrance, Benjamin N.; Roberts, Richard L. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 664.
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821421994
ISBN
9780821421994
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.98

Hardback. .
Publisher
Aperture United States
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597113533
ISBN
9781597113533
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.18

Num Pages: 192 pages, 266 color photos. BIC Classification: 1H; WCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 227 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1304.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764343360
ISBN
9780764343360
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 35.59

Paperback. Renowned for its mud-brick architecture, monumental mosque, and merchant-traders' houses, Djenne remains one of Africa's most distinctive cities. This title describes the raising of a mud-brick house and explores the technical, social, and magical processes involved in making buildings and renewing the urban environment of Djenne. Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 376 pages, 60 b&w photos, 13 figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDM; AM; RPC; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253220721
ISBN
9780253220721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.81

Hardback. Ritual, art and secrecy in Casamance, Senegal. Editor(s): De Jong, Ferdinand; Peel, J. D. Y.; Heald, Suzette; James, Deborah. Series: International African Library. Num Pages: 256 pages, 39 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First edition. Hardback. Dust jacket.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748633197
ISBN
9780748633197
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.47
€ 102.99

Paperback. In the postcolonial era, Arab societies have been ruled by a variety of authoritarian regimes. Focusing on his native Morocco and building on the work of Foucault, the author of this text explores the ideological and cultural foundations of this persistent authoritarianism. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBM; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 115 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226315287
ISBN
9780226315287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.84

Hardcover. In the postcolonial era, Arab societies have been ruled by a variety of authoritarian regimes. Focusing on his native Morocco and building on the work of Foucault, the author of this text explores the ideological and cultural foundations of this persistent authoritarianism. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBM; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226315270
ISBN
9780226315270
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64
€ 79.37

Paperback. "Includes bibliographical references. 55 p. illus., map. 21 cm. Original printed wraps. Fine copy with tight staple binding, clean and crisp pages, clean cover with suggestion of dust dulling to edges."
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Internat. Defence & Aid Fund
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
SKU
KEX0122078
ISBN
9780901500304
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFG; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226130866
ISBN
9780226130866
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64
€ 79.10

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